Soul Surfer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWeOjBCi3c4&ob=av3e- Soul Surfer Trailer.
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to loose something you can't live without? Have you ever thought about what happens to a person when they loose that one thing that made them their own person? What if everything you knew, was suddenly taken away?
Bethany Hamilton thought that she had her entire future planned out. She was going to become a famous surfer and spend all her time riding waves with her best friend Alana. That was until she lost something that could never be replaced. On October 31st, 2003, Bethany was attacked by a 14 foot tiger shark. Her left arm was bitten off leaving only her shoulder intact. She was 13 at the time, my age. Bethany thought that her life
was over because she could not surf anymore. She felt like she had no future and that everything about her previous life was gone.
After the attack, Bethany tried to get back in the water which is a big step after being attack
ed by a shark. If it were me, I would never go near
the ocean again. Bethany tried surfing but it was kind of hard with only one hand. I'm a surfer and I know that sometimes you need two hands, to get enough power to push down so you go under waves and to balance yourself. Even though she failed the first few times, Bethany kept trying to pursue her dream with the help of fans all over the world. Bethany was inspired to continue her dream when she received mail from kids all over the world saying how much they admired her and her courage.
Bethany knew she wanted to be a surfer since her first surfing competition at the age of 8 years old. She won the competition and that was when she knew that she had fallen in love with something new. The attack changed her life forever
because it showed her and the world that even in the hardest situations, you never, EVER give up hope. Bethany wrote an autobiography highlighting the events of the shark attack and her life afterwards. Her book was published in 2004, only a year after her attack. Her book was made into a major motion picture in 2011 starring Annasophia Bobb, Dennis Quaid, Carrie Underwood and award winning actress, Helen Hunt.
Dreams are worth fighting for because if it is really important to you, you will work your butt off to make sure that your dream comes true. Bethany Hamilton fought many obstacles in order for her one dream to come true. One minute you think that you have your entire life planned out and the next it is just taken away from you. So here's the question that's really important, would you fight for what you want, or would you give up hope? Bethany was our age when this happened to her and she fought so why can't we, it's not like we are missing an arm.
Citations.
http://bethanyhamilton.com/about/timeline/- timeline of Bethany's life
http://bethanyhamilton.com/about/- Bethany's Biography
http://bethanyhamilton.com/- Bethany's website
I got all my images from Google images or Bethany's website.
